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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 05/20/14)
The Linton Police Department responded to 26 calls and incidents on Monday, May 19, including one property damage accident, five complaints about animals, one assist to the public, one battery, one domestic dispute, one property issue, one complaint about shooting, one title check, 10 traffic stops, one transport, one trash issue, and one warrant served...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 05/20/14)
May 15 -- Amanda Jean Carter, 29, Indianapolis, was arrested on a warrant issued on a preliminary charge of possession of synthetic cannabis and another warrant issued on a preliminary charge of neglect of a dependent. Bond information not available. Greene County Sheriff's Special Deputy Karen Oliphant was the arresting officer...
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Lyons Strawberry Festival Queen crowned
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
Olivia Myers has been selected as the Lyons Strawberry Festival Queen for 2014 and will reign over this year's annual festival. Myers (left) is a student at White River Valley Lyons Elementary School and was crowned last week by Lyons Councilwoman Michelle Emmons (right). .....
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 05/20/14)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 84 calls and incidents May 12-16 including three abandoned vehicles, seven property damage accidents, one accident involving personal injury, two alarms, three complaints about animals, five assists to other agencies, two assists to the public, one burglary, two child custody issues, two civil disputes, four criminal mischief incidents, three domestic disputes, two assists to the ambulance service, one extra patrol, one fight in progress, one report of fraud, one missing person, two property damage incidents, four reckless drivers, one sex offense, five reports of suspicious activity, two thefts, one reported threat, five title checks, 15 inmate transports, one unruly subject, one warrant served and five welfare checks.. ...
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Generations is offering A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
Generations is offering A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls from 1 to 3 p.m. on Fridays, May 23 through July 18, at Meadowbrook Apartments office building in Linton. This program is offered free of charge, but pre-registration is required. A workbook is provided and refreshments will be served...
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Middle Way House offers help for community
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
Middle Way House is a local organization implementing and sustaining meaningful alternatives to living with violence. They provide 24-hour crisis intervention and support, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, children's programs and more. They also work with other community organizations to prevent violence before it happens...
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Greene County Foundation has been busy this spring
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
The Greene County Foundation has been busy this spring with numerous activities helping to make Greene County an even better place to live work and play. The Foundation has been working with county commissioners on the project to renovate the community building at the 4-H fairgrounds and has pledged $50,000 as matches to local donations. Some of the match dollars are still available. The project is slated to be started later this year...
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Vannie R. Robertson
(Obituary ~ 05/20/14)
Vannie R. Robertson, 72, of Carlisle, passed away at 11:42 a.m. on Monday, May 19, 2014. He was born in Sullivan County on Aug. 3, 1941 the son of Ralph J. Robertson, and Lillie Plummer Robertson. Vannie graduated from Linton High School in 1960, retired from Hawthorne Coal Mine, was a member of the Pleasantville United Methodist Church, and was a member of the UMWA. He enjoyed horses, having raced and trained Standardbreds, also trained Belgian pulling horses...
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Robert S. Reed
(Obituary ~ 05/20/14)
Robert S. Reed, 42, of Bloomington, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 at his residence. Born June 26, 1971 in Bloomington, he was the son of Richard and Kay (Booker) Reed. He was an Operating Engineer for Local #841 in Terre Haute and was presently working for E.S. Wagner. Robert was an avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing and winning tournaments at Lake Monroe...
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Helping their community
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
Fifth-grade students at White River Valley Worthington Elementary School spent part of the day Tuesday cleaning the street in front of the school. The students were taking part in an health and environmental community project. They will clean the school grounds Wednesday. Aubree Christy (left) and Briana Long (right) help each other during the project. (Submitted photo)...
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Top readers at Bloomfield Elementary
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
Bloomfield Elementary School students took part in Reach for the Stars Reading program sponsored by Usborne Books & More. Students were challenged to read at least 30 minutes a day for two weeks. As a school, they read 211,605 minutes. In all, the students, classrooms and library received more than $7,617 in new books. Shown above are students who read 1,000 minutes or more during the two weeks...
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Greene County General Hospital has a renovated mammography suite
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), an estimated 40,000 women will die of breast cancer in 2014. Early detection is key in diagnosing the disease. Currently, the most effective way of early detection is mammography. A mammogram is a low-dose x-ray procedure enabling doctors to see the internal surface of the breast possibly detecting breast cancer that cannot be felt...
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Eugene Helms honored
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
The Bloomfield Rotary Club presented member Eugene Helms with the Paul Harris Fellow award. The award is given to recognize individuals who have contributed to The Rotary Foundation. The award was established in the name of The Rotary's founder, Paul Harris. The first was given in 1957 and today more than 1.4 million individuals have been recognized as Paul Harris Fellows...
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Pairings for baseball tourney set
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
Pairings for the 2014 Baseball State Tournament Series were released Tuesday morning by the IHSAA. In a lottery-style draw with each team in each sectional represented by ping-pong balls, commissioner Bobby Cox set the tourney field. At the Class A Shakamak Sectional in Jasovnille, the tourney gets underway on Wednesday, May 28 at 6 p.m. When Bloomfield takes on Clay City...
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Lady Miners defeat WRV in girls tennis sectional semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
ELNORA -- Linton-Stockton continued its quest to win a girls tennis sectional, defeating White River Valley 4-1 in the semifinals of the North Daviess Sectional here Tuesday night. "After we won the first four matches, we were hoping for the shutout," said Lady Miner coach Nathan Skinner. "But you have to give WRV credit, they have really improved and they have had great season. Coach (Ted) Wagner has done a good job with them...
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Cards finish second
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
Bloomfield shot a 187, which was good for second place in a triangular high school boys golf match at Phil Harris in Linton Tuesday. Edgewood had a winning score of 173 while Clay City shot 196. Chris Gilmore paced BHS with a round of 45. Jackson Stone shot 46, Jaekob Ham 47, Alex Bartlow 49, Ben Shirley 53 and Cole Knight 62...
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Lakers win 18th game
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
Shakamak pitchers Brett Yeryar and Kyler Fulford combined to throw a four-hitter as the Lakers celebrated senior night with a 7-1 win over Edgewood at Jasonville Tuesday. It was the 18th win in 24 games for the Lakers. "It was a nice win against a good team," said SHS coach Chip Sweet. "We might have caught Edgewood at the right time as they just came off of beating West Vigo...
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Miners fall to Loogootee
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
Linton-Stockton did not strike out once, had eight hits and no errors, but came up on the losing end of a 12-2 scoring against visiting Loogootee Tuesday night. The game was halted after five innings via the 10-run rule. Kendall Williams, Bryant Jackson, Trent Vowell, Logan Hollingsworth, Chad Trent, and Trey Passen each singled...
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Six individuals, one team advance to girls track and field regional
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
BLOOMINGTON -- A total of six individuals and one relay team from Greene County earned qualifying spots for the next round after competition at the IHSAA Girls Track and Field Sectional at the Ralph Sieboldt Track in Bloomington. They all now advance to next Tuesday's Regional at the same location at Bloomington North High School...
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Miners lose to South
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/14)
The Linton-Stockton boys golf team dropped a 150-175 decision to Terre Haute South at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. For the Miners, Dane Kanen and Paul Goodman each shot 43, Jacob Gregory 44 and Zach Hall had a 45. South's Drew Cahill had a hole in one on No. 7...
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Schaffer no longer has a public defender
(Local News ~ 05/20/14)
Aaron. L. Schaffer, accused of fatally shooting Michael Shan Bowers in April, has retained a private attorney and the Greene County Public Defender's Office has bowed out of the case. Schaffer, 32, of Linton, was formally charged with felony murder and carrying a handgun without a license, a class A misdemeanor, in Greene Circuit Court on April 23...
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